European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday. May 25, t9bb news updates Panda exhibit Washington a . Fish and wildlife service has dec Jdc to allow an Ohio 700 la begin exhibiting two Ginny pandas on loan from China while zoo officials work to produce the required Export papery the service said monday. A saws spokesman David Al inter said monday thai lawyers for the 700 Quavc the service a copy of the chinese Niport Permil Over the weekend and appear 1o remaking a Good Faith Effort to de liver the original document. Cuban freed Houston up the cuban who crashed his bus into the peruvian embassy compound in Havana touching off the 1980 Mariel Hoa lift that brought More than  cubans to the United slates finally is a free Man. This has been like a Miracle said Jose Antonio Rodriguez Gal legos. "1 still Don t believe it. I thought they were going to Send me Back to  Rodriguez 44, who eight years Beo led thousands of his country men in fleeing Cuba had spent the last two years in the custody . Immigration officials. He has arrived in Houston whore his atom by Patrick Dugan has agreed to sponsor him an help him find work and a place to live. . Governor s race Concord. . A a four lorm congressman announced monday thai tic will seek the re publican nomination for governor Selling the stage for a race in which the stalled Seabrook nuclear Plant is Likely to figure prominently. Rep. Judd Gregg said he would bring to the Seal Chrusc a record of fiscal Rishi Tinl and commonsense a record of commitment to Low taxation and an understanding of the Basic values of new Hamp  Manchester mayor Robert Shaw also is Licking the gop Nomi Naipun. Republican guv. John Sununu announced a week ago he will not seek a fourth two year term. Property sales army closer to new w-5 rank establishes master warrant 4 by William j. Bartman Wash Letlon tonsil Washington the army has taken the firs Steps toward establishing a chief warrant officer five rank but the new rank 31 least initially will not bring an increase in pay if approved 3 Penta gon official said. As draft legislation proposing the w-5is prepared for Congress the army temporarily has established the rank of Mas Ter warrant four. The rank thai eventually will become chief warrant officer five if Congress passes the Law will male the same Money As the chief warrant four rank but it will outrank the cw-4, just As a command sergeant major outranks sergeant major said army spokesman it. Col. Greg Ripon. If we had More Money we d give them More Money.,. Bul we Don t know cd whether we re going to have More Money he said adding thai the rank will represent a visible  army s promotions Board last year selected 158 chief warrant officer four to become master warrant officers. Now Hal the rank has been established those individuals will fill the Pwll irim already coded As master warrant tour Ripon Utida. The promotion Lisl will be published june 7."warrant five is a badge of professionalism As much As a Nyling else in a ran segment where the army traditionally has had retention problems risen  the chief warrant officer four level there s no further you can go. You veal ready established yourself professionally and you have the Opportunity to re tire. So the Challenge for the army is to keep these  of the legislative process necessary to make the is rank official can Lake Mare than a year. The army expects no action from Congress on the Issue until after january 1989. Virtually All of the officers an the pro motions list have been warrant office for 20 years the army said. Many hive been chief warrant office for five Yean. In a rank already known As an Indica Tor of specialization in a certain Field chief warrant officer five often an extended career incentive. In that you would be clearly designated As a master at what you do Roxon raid. So while the master warrant will make no More Money than the chief warrant four Rixon said he will have the distinction of seniority that Cornel with hav ing been selected As a Muster  he will be the Superior of All cd Pentagon s spending freeze creates vacancies in Garm Sci Berchtesgaden Garmisch West Germany is the sin week freeze on Pentagon spending announced late last week Hadan immediate Impact on the armed forces recreation Center loosening nor Mally tight room availability at hotels in Garmisch and . The announcement came at the pea of arc s conference period when blocks of rooms in the two resort areas Are sold to groups for meetings and sem Inars. By tuesday Al croon however a least six groups Hod cancelled their con germer5iieim, West Germany the defense logistics Agency will auction 36 pickup trucks june 4, official said. The vehicles to be auctioned will be Dodge m8bo series 4x4 pickup trucks. Sixteen trucks arc 1976 models and 2darc 1977 models. It will be a walk around auction where each vehicle will be pointed out and sold in place. The auction will beheld at 10 ., and registration will begin at 9  At the defense re Litiza lion marketing office at the Sermersheim depot. Customers arc encouraged to inspect the vehicles 10 be auctioned As each will be sold As is and ail sales Are final. Potential buyers can inspect vehicles Start ing wednesday from �  To noon Andi . To 3 . On june 3, inspection hours end at noon. The auction will be open to the  in dollars Only will be accepted. For More information Contact Sec will Avant at ets 378-3703 or civilian 07274-2947. Terence blaming the cancellations on the spending freeze said arc spokeswoman Victoria l. Darcy. The cancellations equate to nearly 100,000 in lost Revenue for arc Darcy said not including spinoff spend ing by conference attendees. Marketing official at arc have been contacting groups individually Darcy raid. Only about a third of those scheduled have cancelled but All of those said it was a result of the six week of Rucic she said. Asa result of the cancellation afr Chas a lot of unexpected vacancies Over the next three weeks people who wanted reservations ear Lier and could t get them should Haven problem now she said the Bottom line is that rooms arc available in Bot Garmisch and ." the freeze on defense department spending announced Friday by Deputy Secretary of defense William h. Tan  an Ait Mph to limit Pentagon Pend ing to a level that meets the military s1988 budget of s277 billion. Nato funding sought for Al 6 unit move Washington up defens Secretary Frank Carlucci Hopes to obtain a commitment for Money from Nat Othis week to keep in Southern Europe a Wing of 72 . Al 6 fighter bomber air Craft being forced out of Spain administration sources said tuesday. Italy has indicated it would provide anew location for the 401st tac fighter Wing if the nato Alliance would Payfor the base and Send Rome a formal request inc officials said. Carlucci is scheduled to leave wednesday night for the regular Semi annual meeting of the nato defens ministers in Brussels and Hopes to obtain the necessary Alliance commitment there the officials said. They said the formal request is needed by the italian government of prime min ister Ciriaco Domita to quiet italian opposition to the move. The italians have made it Clear Shatas a precondition a request must be made and there must be a nato commitment to pay for the Cost one official , upset by what it consider the failure of european nations to carry their fair share of the common defense Burden has prohibited the use of . Money to pay for the relocation of the aircraft. Carlucci has told the europeans thai the Issue must be settled by August or the Wing of aircraft Wilt be Token from the Active Force the officials said. They were optimistic the defense ministers would endorse the measures not ing that nato Secretary general lord Camington has i ten them his support. The Al 6 Are considered vital to the defense of nato s Southern european  problem of keeping the Pluet in Europe arose in january when Spain told the air Force the 401st would have to leave its Torr Jon base near Madrid As. Part of a policy gradually reducing the american military presence. Computer error blamed for a of Menf a up Heidelberg an undetermined number of april allotments were not pos Ted to accounts because  the . Army finance and accounting Center a Usa eur official said. Soldiers who incurred bad Check charges because of the mistake May file a claim for the expense master sgt. Don Ald Lipham said. Information was mined from the address line of All april support a allot ment checks causing some to be re turned As undeliverable he said. In some cases financial institutions were not Abuelo Post deposits to accounts because of insufficient information. Support v allotments include court ordered payments such As child support and Alimony As Well As Money tent Lof Amily members by Servic members overseas. Checks returned to the finance cent rare being reissued. Finance and accounting offices have been advised to Issue statements indicating a systems error so that Soldier can avoid bad Check charges where possible. 2 gis recovering from car crash injuries Augsburg Germany is Woof four . Soldiers injured Friday in an Auto Accident in Schwab stall remain uncritical condition but Are improving an Augsburg Community spokeswoman said tuesday. Fyt. 2 David d. Willcuts and  m. Amundson both 19, were taken to civilian hospitals in Munich for specialized treatment and were listed in Cril Ioil bul improving condition tues Day Taid Heidi Ummer Wise. I units is from Ralei Idi. N.c., and Amundson i from Louisville by. Also injured in the Accident were spec. David w. Short. 26, from Bis Arlt mo., who was admitted to the . Army Hospital in Augsburg for observation. He has since been . Orlando t. Dean 24. Of Phoenix ariz., was treated and released  soldiers were passengers in a Ger Man military Van being driven by a Ger Man Soldier when the Van collided with another vehicle near the Entrance of West German military Cavern in Schwab stall about 20 Miles Qutb of Augsburg. All of the american Soldier were assigned to the 74ih Field arty Delat the Cavern